Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gabriel Marion

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009

1. Gabriel Marion Marker

Inscription. When Capt. John Nelson, sent by Gen. Marion, Jan., 1781, to the Sampit Road to reconnoitre, met Capt. Barfield and his Tories near White’s Bridge, a sharp fight ensued. Lieut. Gabriel Marion, nephew of Gen. Marion, was captured and inhumanely shot about a quarter mile north of here. His name was fatal to him.

Erected 1940 by Georgetown County. (Marker Number 22-6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 3, 1781.

Location. 33° 23.142′ N, 79° 18.648′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Whites Bridge Road north of Highmarket Street (Alternate U.S. 17), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and on Waccamaw Neck.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Arthur M. Manigault (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Stephen A.M.E. Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Friendly Aid Society / Rosemont School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sergeant McDonald (approx. 1.3 miles away); Potter's Field (approx. 1½ miles away); Winyah Schools (approx. 1.7 miles away); First Baptist Church

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Bethesda Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Additional keywords. General Francis Marion, Captain Jesse Barfield

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 21, 2009

2. Gabriel Marion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6,919 times since then and 247 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.